Question What are the best options for upgrading my PC ?

[Monzer2013]

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz

Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

RAM 8.0 GB

Operating System Windows 10

 

[davidgirgis]

Can you afford a new video card?

2060 for $347:
https://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=GV-206OC6G&c=CJ&cjevent=ea9a1be72ff311e98183001d0a1c0e0f

 

[dontlistentome]

Your 960 is equivalent to a 1050 Ti. So you'd want to get a 1060 or RX 580 at least in a videocard upgrade. If you need a CPU upgrade, an i7 4xxx would be worth looking into on the used market. It depends what you play and in what way performance is no longer adequate.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

The first component i would upgrade would be the gtx 960. Then 960 is a limit and the 4th gen i5 should handle a 1060 or rx580 pretty well. 8gb of ram and that cpu are not a problem for most games at 1080p with an adequate gpu like a 1060. If you want to upgrade your pc further you could get an i7 4770 if supported by your motherboard, which it should. You could also buy 16gb ddr3 for cheap but it likely is not needed. What psu do you have?

 

[Supahos]

It completely depends on title and resolution.

Play some of your games and see if you're closer to 100% CPU or GPU usage. If something like csgo even a 2080ti won't give you a single extra frame.

 

[Monzer2013]

I'm using my PC right now to do Graphic Design and Play Games.
i thought of buying another 8gb DDR3 ram, and maybe later upgrade to GTX 1070ti.
My mother board model is H81M-P33 btw but i dunno if it is compatible with that GPU model or not.

 

[hang-the-9]

What are the rest of the specs, do you have an SSD or just a platter drive? Monitor model? "Play Games" is a very general thing, like saying "I like to eat food" when someone asks you what your favorite meal is. if you play Diablo 3, you don't need an upgrade, or LOL or CSGO. Really a 960 will run even new games at 1080 at about medium settings at playable frames. You may be better off getting a nicer monitor/keyboard/mouse or an SSD instead of a faster CPU or video card.

 

[Monzer2013]

What are the rest of the specs, do you have an SSD or just a platter drive? Monitor model? "Play Games" is a very general thing, like saying "I like to eat food" when someone asks you what your favorite meal is. if you play Diablo 3, you don't need an upgrade, or LOL or CSGO. Really a 960 will run even new games at 1080 at about medium settings at playable frames. You may be better off getting a nicer monitor/keyboard/mouse or an SSD instead of a faster CPU or video card.

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz

Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

MotherBoard H81M-P33

RAM HYPERX Blue 8.0 GB

Operating System Windows 10

PSU Corsair VS450

SSD Samsugn EVO 840

Monitor Samsung S27D590

 

[DSzymborski]

Yeah, the PSU model is crucial here.

 

[DSzymborski]

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz

Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

MotherBoard H81M-P33

RAM HYPERX Blue 8.0 GB

Operating System Windows 10

PSU Corsair VS450

SSD Samsugn EVO 840

Monitor Samsung S27D590

Sorry, I replied while you were posting so did not see this!

Any GPU upgrade would involve a PSU upgrade as well; the VS series is a very entry-level one that you'll rarely see recommended for any builds with a GPU that uses supplemental power.

The question about the RAM is: are you actually running into problems with 8 GB of RAM right now? Because if you're not, 16 GB of RAM may not help you very much. And unlike a new GPU like an RTX 1060, you won't be able to bring RAM to a newer platform.

 

[Monzer2013]

Sorry, I replied while you were posting so did not see this!

Any GPU upgrade would involve a PSU upgrade as well; the VS series is a very entry-level one that you'll rarely see recommended for any builds with a GPU that uses supplemental power.

The question about the RAM is: are you actually running into problems with 8 GB of RAM right now? Because if you're not, 16 GB of RAM may not help you very much. And unlike a new GPU like an RTX 1060, you won't be able to bring RAM to a newer platform.

whenever i use Photoshop or 3ds Max to render things the memory usage almost reaches 100%, and playing games like APEX or Battle Field 5 also do that. i thought of upgrading to 16 gb ram as a start then upgrade the GPU later when possible. this would enhance performance maybe ?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

It may help performance a bit. Installing a 1070ti rn would increase performance but be heavily limited by that cpu. I reccomend a corsair cx550m or a seasonic psu for q budget upgrade, as well as 16gb of ram and a gtx 1060 6gb. Any more gpu would cause a bad cpu limitation and potentially stuttery gameplay at 1080p. At 1440p or 4k this is less of a problem.

 

[crystalcity]

Get more ram then. That is still a bitchin system.

 

[SgtScream]

It depends on what games you like to play. If you play very demanding latest triple A titles, you'd be better off upgrading your CPU/Motherboard/Memory because your existing combo won't meet minimum system requirements however the GTX 960 can. Then in the future you can upgrade your graphics card and monitor at the same time to ensure optimal performance in both graphics and display.